Framer

Framer is an advanced UI and UX design editor that allows users of all proficiency levels to prototype modern websites or webapps with help of a highly streamlined user interface, a large offering of tools, and a library of professionally made templates.

Built from the ground up to empower designers to supercharge their daily workflows with powerful no-code visual design tools, Framer can easily be used to create any type of modern website imaginable – personal websites, blogs, eye-catching landing pages, informative agency websites, attractive splash pages, portfolios, photo galleries, and many others.



The most important feature that Framer offers to its user is the simplicity of website design, which is achieved with an incredibly streamlined toolset that allows everyone to quickly transform any web page into a dynamic, animated, and stylish destination. It all starts with a layout editor that can form the basis on which all other page elements will be built, and then users can simply start working on adding content, animations, transitions, navigation elements, and a wide array of other add-ons. Every element managed by Framer can be customized to a high degree.

Highlights

Layout
Responsive design

CMS
Scale your content

Localization
Ship worldwide

AI
Enhance your website

Effects
High-fidelity animations

SEO
World-class performance

Navigation
Page and section linking

Management
Publishing and staging

Designing more complex web destinations can be made easy with the help of collaboration tools that allow real-time design edits and communication. Site management is enhanced dramatically with the help of a built-in content management system (CSM), enabling site managers to control the addition of new articles, blog entries, event schedules, and more.

It allows users not only to just design their dream web destination, but also to directly host it, promote it, and ensure its success with automatic SEO management. Content of the websites can also be dramatically expanded with help of plugins that can embed an incredible variety of external content from popular 3rd party providers, including YouTube, Vimeo, Instagram, Facebook, Google Maps, and a wide variety of other audio, social, and e-Commerce platforms.

Free Plan

• For hobby projects
• Design Editor
• Framer banner

Pro Plan - $25/mo

• For commercial use
• Analytics
• Staging
• Redirects
• Password protect
• Unlimited pages
• 10 CMS collections
• 100,000 visitors/mo

It can be tested for FREE in a license tier that only unlocks access to the basic set of editing tools that are suitable for personal hobby projects, where users don’t mind the integrated Framer branding. Premium tiers are separated into three tiers – “Mini” for landing pages, “Basic” for personal websites, and “Pro” for commercial online destinations, which are all much more capable and allow enthusiast and professional web designers to unleash their creativity.

PROS

• Simple website design with streamlined toolset
• Customizable elements with high degree of control
• Collaboration tools for real-time design edits
• Built-in content management system (CMS)
• Automatic SEO management and external content embedding
• Free license tier for hobby projects
• Premium tiers for more capable and commercial projects
• Optimized for modern Windows OS

CONS

• Monthly subscription fee for commercial use may be a barrier for some users

Framer editor app is optimized for all modern versions of Windows OS (7, 8, 8.1, 10, and 11).